[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 102 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 102

Supporting the goals and ideals of observing the National Day of Human 
Trafficking Awareness each year to raise awareness of and opposition to 
                           human trafficking.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 27, 2007

     Mr. Schiff (for himself and Mr. Wolf) submitted the following 
   concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the 
                               Judiciary

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
Supporting the goals and ideals of observing the National Day of Human 
Trafficking Awareness each year to raise awareness of and opposition to 
                           human trafficking.

Whereas the United States has a tradition of advancing fundamental human rights;
Whereas because the people of the United States remain committed to protecting 
        individual freedom, there is a national imperative to eliminate human 
        trafficking, including early or forced marriage, commercial sexual 
        exploitation, forced labor, labor obtained through debt bondage, 
        involuntary servitude, slavery, and slavery by descent;
Whereas human trafficking is increasing in the United States and globally;
Whereas to combat this increase in human trafficking, both the people of the 
        United States and the Federal Government must be aware of the realities 
        of human trafficking and must be dedicated to stopping this contemporary 
        manifestation of slavery;
Whereas the United States should actively oppose all individuals, groups, 
        organizations, and nations who support, advance, or commit acts of human 
        trafficking;
Whereas the United States must also work to end human trafficking around the 
        world through education;
Whereas victims of human trafficking need support in order to escape and to 
        recover from the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual trauma 
        associated with their victimization;
Whereas human traffickers use many physical and psychological techniques to 
        control their victims, including the use of violence or threats of 
        violence against the victim or the victim's family, isolation from the 
        public, isolation from the victim's family and religious or ethnic 
        communities, language and cultural barriers, shame, control of the 
        victim's possessions, confiscation of passports and other identification 
        documents, and threats of arrest, deportation, or imprisonment if the 
        victim attempts to reach out for assistance or leave;
Whereas although laws to prosecute perpetrators of human trafficking and to 
        assist and protect victims of human trafficking have been enacted in the 
        United States, awareness of the issues surrounding human trafficking by 
        those people most likely to come into contact with victims is essential 
        for effective enforcement because the techniques that traffickers use to 
        keep their victims enslaved severely limit self-reporting; and
Whereas the effort by the March Against Terror USA organization to promote the 
        observance of the National Day of Human Trafficking Awareness on January 
        11th of each year represents one of many examples of the ongoing 
        commitment by people in the United States to raise awareness of and to 
        actively oppose human trafficking: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring),  
That Congress supports the goals and ideals of observing the National 
Day of Human Trafficking Awareness each year and all other efforts to 
raise awareness of and opposition to human trafficking.
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